A high alert was issued in Kolkata on Monday evening after a high-intensity explosion outside a Metro station in New Delhi, killing at least eight people and injuring several others.

Kolkata Police Commissioner Manoj Verma said all police stations in the city have been put on heightened alert, with special attention to areas around metro stations.

“Instructions have also been issued to intensify naka checks and maintain strict surveillance on all entry and exit routes to the city,” Verma said. Similar alerts were issued to district superintendents and local police units across the state.

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Police sources said security was beefed up near major public venues. “We have tightened security in and around Eden Gardens and the hotel

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